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Libyan army retakes key airbase from warlord's forces

Libya’s army on Monday retook Al-Watiya airbase occupied by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militias, a key airbase now back under government control after some six years under putschist forces. The victory was announced by the media office of the government-led Burkan Al-Ghadab (Volcano of...

Deaths from coronavirus-like symptoms surge in Yemen's Aden

Deaths in Aden have surged to at least five times higher than normal, an NGO and medics say, igniting fears that the coronavirus is spreading unhindered in the Yemeni port city. Six years of war against the Huthis -- and a widening fault-line among forces opposed to that rebel outfit --...

Sudan airports to remain closed until May 31

Sudan will keep its airports closed for both internal and international commercial passenger flights until May. 31, the state news agency SUNA said on Sunday, extending a shutdown that began in March due to the coronavirus outbreak. The airport will remain open only for flights for cargo,...

UAE equipped mercenaries to raid ships off Libya: UN

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) company purchased six helicopters and two boats to raid ships off Libya in a move to support Libyan renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, a UN panel revealed. According to confidential letters by a Panel of Experts, under the Security Council's Libya Sanctions...